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Public records detail the alleged hazing practices that prompted University of Oregon to suspend the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity through 2030.
Troubling details emerged about the University of Oregon fraternity that was suspended through 2030 last month over hazing-related violations.
Delta Sigma Phi was banned from operating until winter 2030 following a third-party investigation that found violations of university policies pertaining to hazing, safety, furnishing alcohol to minors, “retaliation or obstruction” and theft.
Public records obtained by Lookout Eugene-Springfield, which were first reported by The Register-Guard, reveal the unsavory details uncovered by the investigation.
According to the documents, members of the fraternity were reported to have forced new members to consume alcohol, as well as drink a gallon of milk to induce vomiting, and eat whole onions. Pledges were also made to put their faces on floors soiled with feces and urine, and to clean unflushed toilets after parties, the investigation found.
Fraternity members were also reported to have spat on pledges and blown smoke in their faces. One pledge was injured by broken glass after being forced to plank on the floor, the investigation states.
The investigation also describes pledges being forced, pressured or told to buy snacks, drugs and alcohol for older members; exercise; send early-morning puppy videos; wear clothing soiled by bodily fluids; and drink water out of dog bowls.
One witness said hazing occurred for two to four hours on “most nights.”
The investigation also found that chapter members communicated with a person who reported the fraternity’s conduct to the university in a way “intended to deter that individual from reporting.”
Eight witnesses were interviewed as part of the investigation. But according to the documents, only one of them — referred to as Witness 1 — provided the bulk of the details underpinning the findings.
The other seven witnesses described their experience with the fraternity as positive, saying new member activities were “welcomed by and voluntary for new members,” per the report. Those witnesses frequently denied or contradicted Witness 1’s account, or characterized events differently to investigators, the report shows.
“The safety and well-being of students is the university’s top priority,” said UO spokesperson Angela Seydel. “Hazing, retaliation, and behaviors that endanger community members or undermine accountability will not be tolerated.”
The UO chapter of Delta Sigma Phi and its president, Jaden Wolfe, declined to comment.
The fraternity appealed the university’s suspension on March 18. UO’s vice president of student life usually issues a decision on appeals within 30 days, Seydel said.
Read the full investigative report here:
